Heroic Stranger Saves Man from Burning Car With Just Moments to Live

A man sits unconscious trapped inside his burning vehicle. A complete stranger would come to his rescue.

In the parking lot of a shopping center in Santa Clara, California, a car was suddenly engulfed in flames. The driver was still inside. Before he passed out, the man had been revving his engine so intensely it had created a spark.

“We just felt the heat, there was a lot of noise coming out of it like hissing, like it was about to explode or something,” witness Leo Pekker said.

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Witnesses refused to help the man and continued to record the event, chat amongst themselves, or run as far away as possible. Then, one brave soul stepped in. Confused by everyone’s lack of urgency, Aram Harutyunya immediately noticed the seriousness of the situation. Running over to the car, he quickly grabs the incoherent man by his shirt and drags him from the vehicle.